Vikas zooms to second spot

November 02, 2011 12:52 am | Updated 12:52 am IST - New Delhi:

Teen boxing sensation Vikas Krishan (69kg), who fetched India's lone medal at last month's World Championships, zoomed to a career-best second spot but Olympic hero Vijender Singh (75kg) did not find a place in the latest international rankings issued by AIBA.

Asian Games gold medallist Vikas, who clinched a bronze at the Baku World Championships last month, has 1300 points in the latest rankings, making him the highest-placed Indian across all 10 weight categories of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) latest list.

The top spot in Vikas' category has gone to Ukraine's Taras Shelestyuk, who beat the 19-year-old Indian in the semi-finals of the showpiece, which was also the first Olympic qualifying event. Four Indian boxers — L Devendro Singh (49kg), Jai Bhagwan (60kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Vikas — made the Olympic cut by reaching the World Championships' quarterfinals. — PTI

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